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The Reason a Grasshopper Wound Up Stuck in Vincent van Gogh's Painting Olive Trees

Vincent van Gogh painted Olive Trees in 1889 perhaps without realizing it contained a dead grasshopper.

The Reason a Grasshopper Wound Up Stuck in Vincent van Gogh's Painting Olive Trees

8 Unique Women-Owned Businesses You Can Support Right Now

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8 Unique Women-Owned Businesses You Can Support Right Now

Stolpersteine: One Artist's International Memorial to the Holocaust

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Stolpersteine: One Artist's International Memorial to the Holocaust

A Rare Chinese Porcelain Bowl Found at a Yard Sale Could Fetch $500,000 at Auction

The lotus bowl, worth much more than $35.

A Rare Chinese Porcelain Bowl Found at a Yard Sale Could Fetch $500,000 at Auction

Vincent van Gogh’s Rarely Seen Scène de rue à Montmartre to Be Put on Public Display for First Time Ever

Scène de rue à Montmartre, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887.

The Decadent Art of Renaissance-Era Sugar Sculptures—and Their Not-So-Sweet History

Tasha Marks created This Sea of Sugar Knows No Bounds, a mixed media piece made of sugar, rosewater, and wood, for the Istanbul Design Biennial.

8 Facts About Fanny Eaton, Jamaican Muse to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Fanny Eaton, as painted by Joanna Boyce Wells.

Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night Is Getting the 3D LEGO Treatment

Truman Cheng, LEGO

12 Secrets of Comic Book Artists

Comic book artists are drawn to their work.

Say “Freeze!”: An Innovative High-Resolution Camera Captures the Stunning Intricacies of Snowflakes

Ice Queen, by Nathan Myhrvold.

10 Fantastical Facts About Unicorns

One of the scenes from the famous Unicorn Tapestries.

Sew Your Own Designs Onto This Compostable Phone Case

Pela Case

15 Secrets of Forensic Artists

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Bob Ross Jigsaw Puzzles Are a Happy Little Way to Relax

Discover the joy of puzzling.

Get This 15-Course Photography Bundle for $40

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Where's Waldo? On Your Feet, Courtesy of Vans

Vans has a new line of Where's Waldo? sneakers.